Finnair has approved a one-off long-term incentive plan for its pilots as part of a savings agreement concluded last month between the airline and the Finnish Air Line Pilots’ Association (SLL) that will generate €17 million ($22 million) in permanent annual savings.
Etihad Regional has submitted some minor changes to the Swiss and European authorities to clarify that its shareholders have effective control of the airline.
UK-based regional carrier Flybe has closed its Rewards4All frequent flyer rewards program and is switching to the Avios (formerly Airmiles) travel loyalty program.
Porter Airlines of Toronto and JetBlue Airways have agreed to an interline agreement, the first for Porter. Boston Logan International Airport serves as the connecting point for interline flights between the two carriers. JetBlue has 125 daily departures out of Boston and Porter flies to Boston 8X-daily from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
The European Commission has called for an “urgent” meeting of the joint committee that governs the US-European Union (EU) open skies to discuss the US Department of Transportation's (DOT) delay in approving Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application to serve the US.
German aviation authorities (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt, or LBA) have denied the continuation of 34 codeshare routes between Etihad Airways and its strategic equity partner airberlin for the coming winter schedule, effective at the end of October.
Blackpool Airport has announced the facility will close Oct. 15, becoming the second UK regional airport to cease operations this year after no buyer stepped forward to rescue the struggling facility.
The outlook for regional Australian carriers is looking increasingly tough, following the recent news that Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) is to cut its network following a 75% drop in profits.
Singapore-based no-frills carrier Tigerair has agreed to sublease 12 surplus Airbus A320 aircraft to Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo as part of a program to “right-size operations,” the airline said.
Russia’s Transaero will suspend services from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport from the IATA winter schedule 2014/2015 due to the renovation of the airport’s northern part, which begins March 1, 2015.
The European airline market remains too fragmented, with 35 carriers handling 80% of traffic compared with just four in the US, AerCap Holdings head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Kenneth Wigmore said.
Italian carrier Livingston has ceased operations, just months after it entered bankruptcy protection that it believed would give it a chance to restore its finances.
UK carrier Virgin Atlantic Airways has taken delivery of the first of 16 Boeing 787-9s. The airline is the first European airline to take delivery of the 787-9.
The subscription period for the Bangkok Airways initial public offering (IPO), which is expected to raise between THB11.96 billion and THB14.04 billion ($368 million to $432 million), will open for retail investors Oct. 14-17.
The overall on-time arrival performance for US domestic scheduled flights in August was 77.7%, improving on July by 2.1 points, but falling below last August’s on-time performance by 1.1 point, according to the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
US airlines ranked by mishandled baggage reports per 1,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with reports from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
Etihad Airways’ objective with its new Partners initiative is not to compete with the three global alliances but to link members’ frequent flier programs, synchronize networks and see cost efficiencies, Etihad president and CEO James Hogan told ATW in an exclusive interview Thursday.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have unveiled a plan to implement health screenings of airline passengers arriving at five US airports from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Airlines for America (A4A) president and CEO Nicholas Calio has launched an aggressive lobbying campaign ahead of next year’s FAA reauthorization debate in Congress, telling US lawmakers they need to act to “level the competitive playing field” for US airlines facing stiff competition from Middle East and Asian carriers.
Air France-KLM Group believes the effect of last month’s two-week Air France pilot strike could cost the group €500 million ($634 million) in the current financial year.
